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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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